Organized by With support from Organized by Non-comprehensive list of speakers who are participating in the Forum (in alphabetical order) Rajesh Aggarwal Chief, Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business Section at the International Trade Centre (ITC) For last 12 years, leading programmes aimed at building public-private collaboration on trade policy / regulatory reforms and international trade negotiations. These programmes are implemented in the context of supporting implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, negotiations on accession to WTO, regional integration and promoting business advocacy for national policy and regulatory reform for export development. India’s negotiator in the WTO covering Agriculture, TRIPS and Public Health, Rules and Trade & Competition Policy for more than 8 years. He has an experience of over 22 years working in senior positions in Government of India prior to joining ITC. Milena Budimirović Senior Technical Officer, Procedures and Facilitation Sub- Directorate, World Customs Organization (WCO) Milena is a Senior Technical Officer in the WCO Procedures and Facilitation Sub- Directorate. Her responsibilities cover the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including co-managing the WCO Working Group on the WTO TFA (TFAWG) and cooperation with the WTO and Annex D+ organizations. She is the main coordinator for the Permanent Technical Committee and is involved in the development of trade facilitation instruments and tools. She manages the Future of Customs file, which explores disruptive technologies and foresight, amongst other, and is in charge of the WCO IT Conference agenda. Relations with the Private Sector Consultative Group is another task that has been included in her portfolio. Before joining the WCO Secretariat in May 2012, Ms. Budimirović served as Brussels-based Customs Attaché of the Republic of Serbia for three years, during which she worked closely with the European Commission and the WCO covering all areas of Customs business. In 2011 she was accredited WCO Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Technical and Operational Advisor. Prior to moving to Brussels, she served for ten years in the Customs Administration of Serbia. First six years she was involved in Customs clearance at a number of different border posts, after which she moved to the International Affairs Department in the Headquarters. She managed the WCO SAFE Implementation Project and was involved in various modernization projects supported by the WCO and the EU. With support from Organized by John David Information Systems Officer, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) John David is an Information Systems Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) where he works for the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) Programme. He has over 20 years working in the technical field of customs automation and he is presently coordinating the technical development and support of the system including the most recent version - ASYCUDAWorld, this includes supporting the initiatives in building customs-centric Single Windows in various ASYCUDA-user countries. John was raised in the UK, Botswana and Geneva and graduated from Bristol university with a Masters degree in Computer Science. He has participated in international conferences with WCO, EU, OIC-IDB, IFC, ADB and COMESA where he delivered presentations and demonstrations of the ASYCUDA system. Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne Managing Director, GAINDE 2000 Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne (MBA, M.Sc – HEC Paris – HEC Montreal) is currently the Managing Director of GAINDE 2000 (Senegal’s national single window for trade facilitation) and Rapporteur for Africa of the United Nations Center for E-Business (UN/CEFACT). Mr. DIAGNE holds 23 years of experience on implementing trade facilitation and paperless trade in Senegal and Africa. He led the implementation from inception in 1995 to full operation of the first African single window in 2002. As one of the key founders of the African Alliance for Electronic Commerce (AAEC), Mr. DIAGNE has been the first Chairman of the Alliance (2009 to 2017). He honored his Chairmanship with important achievements and international recognition. He also co-founded the African Performance Institute with the objective to address issues on the development of the Digital in Africa and E- commerce. In 2012, his work has been awarded at the first place of United Nations Public Services award (UNPSA) during the ceremony held in New York at the UN General Assembly Hall. Gugu Treasure Dlamini-Zwane Manager of Customs Modernisation, Reform and International Liaison at the Eswatini Revenue Services (ERA). Ms. Zwane holds 2 Masters Degrees, Executive Master of Business Studies(MBA) and Master of Customs Law(MCA). She began her career in Customs in 2002. She has spent most of her career time dealing in International Customs and Trade issues. Before the establishment of ERA she held a position of Head of International Liaison and Cooperation. She was then seconded to the Embassy of Eswatini in Brussels, Belgium as a Customs Attaché for 7 years. She spent more than 60% of her time at World Customs Organisations. While in Brussels, she chaired the WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy Group. She is also the With support from Organized by first Chairperson of the WCO TFA Working Group. Her area of expertise is Customs Modernisation and Trade Facilitation. She is an Accredited WCO Modernisation Advisor and Mercator Programme Advisor. In my role as an MPA I support implementation of trade facilitation reforms at the ERCA. While in Brussels, she was instrumental in the implementation of the TFA including the establishment of the NTFC way in 2013. She has also been instrumental in Eswatini joining the WCO Mercator Programme. She is also a Member of the Eswatini NTFC Secretariat which is Co- Chaired by the Commissioner General of ERA and the Principal Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade. Describing Ms Gugu in 2 words, positive and ambitious person. Fetlework Gebregziabher Minister of Trade and Industry, Ethiopia Alumni of LSE Ms. Gebregziabher is currently in the driving seat of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Ethiopia. She has a long civil servant track record where she has served as bureau Head, Trade, Industry and Urban Development, National Region of Tigray; Deputy Director General of Financial Intelligence Centre of the FDRE; Centre for the Development of Democratic System, Urban Sector Coordinator under the Office of the Prime Minister. She is also a vice Chair Person of TPLF and is a Member of the EPRDF executive committee and EPRDF Council. Ziad Malek Hamoui National President, Borderless Alliance, Ghana Ziad Hamoui is the founder and past president of the Borderless Alliance in West Africa, an award-winning, regional, private sector led, multi-stakeholder advocacy group that promotes economic integration in West Africa and tackles barriers to trade and transport in the region. He is currently National President of its local chapter in Ghana. Mr. Hamoui is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) – Ghana and the Branch Chairman of the institute’s Tema Section, as well as member of its Public Affairs Unit. Ziad has fifteen years of private sector, senior management experience, in Ghana, as Executive Director of Transport and Operations at Tarzan Enterprise Ltd., a post that he continues to hold since 2002. Poul Hansen, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD. Poul Hansen is responsible for issues relating to Trade Facilitation at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Division on Technology and Logistics (DTL). UNCTAD’s mandate is to assist developing and least developed countries as well as economies in transition integrating into global trade, promoting development-centered globalization and inclusive and sustainable growth and development for these countries. Poul has extensive experience in the area of trade and transport facilitation, having worked for almost 20 years in the UN system on issues such as With support from Organized by international trade, transportation, development, international standards, previously working at the UNECE as Secretary for the TIR and Harmonization Conventions. In addition, during his UN career Poul has also worked in the field of international sports policy as Head of the UN Office on Sport and Development and Peace. Prior to joining the UN, Poul worked for more than 10 years in the private sector in areas such public affairs, management consulting and logistics with organizations including Ernst & Young, FreightForward Europe (FFE), the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the Ziegler Group, gaining experience in a number of industries including transportation and logistics, automotive, manufacturing and retail. Poul's studies include both master and bachelor levels in Business Administration and International Law from the Aarhus and Copenhagen Business Schools, Denmark. Mark Henderson Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF), World Trade Organization (WTO) Mark Henderson joined the TFAF Secretariat on 1 August 2018 and is responsible for the Grant Program. Mark comes to the WTO with more than 13 years' experience of project management in trade and development issues in Beijing and in Brussels. From 2008 to 2013, Mark was in Beijing as Project Manager of the EU-China Trade Project responsible for issues including